It’s just breaking that President Trump is appointing Treasury Secretary Scott Besssent as acting IRS Commissioner after removing Billy Long, who was just confirmed earlier this year.

According to the New York Times, Long will be nominated for an ambassadorship. The reason for his removal is not clear.

Trump will nominate someone else to eventually run the IRS.

Here’s more from the New York Times:

President Trump is removing Billy Long from his job leading the Internal Revenue Service just two months after he was confirmed as commissioner, according to four people familiar with the matter.

Mr. Long, a former Republican congressman and staunch ally of Mr. Trump, is expected to be nominated to an ambassadorship, the people said. It is unclear who will next lead the I.R.S., which has had six different people in charge this year. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will serve as acting commissioner until a permanent replacement is in place, a senior administration official said.

Maybe he just wasn’t doing a good job? Or maybe Long felt like he wasn’t a good fit for the position? Perhaps we’ll find out at some point more about this, but for now the IRS is definitely in capable hands.